Door hook



Jan. 13, 1.931. C. C. CROWDER 1,788,707

DooR` HOOK Filed Oct. 25, 1929 y Inventor www@ A torney Patented Jan., 13, 1931 Pa'rleiN'r 'our-"lor:

yornamental: c. caownna, or BIG :.Axnrniras' l noonpnoox i apptmauon mea october 25, 192e. serial No. 402,428.

This-invention relates to door hooks andv more particularly to devices of this-charac-- ter which` are specially useful in connection with sliding doors wherein a pair of doors are shifted horizontally Ainto 'abutting edge 'this device may be used'in any other way for which it may be found. adapted. An important 'jobject of the invention is 10 to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hook of the `aforementioned character which embodies I neans for either rigidly or resiliently connecting the doorstogether 4Other objects of the invention Afareto pro- .aide a h ook'of the aforementioned character which will be .simple in construction, strong,

durable, eliicient 1n its use and which Inay bemanufactured at low cost. 2* -Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the followin specification, taken in connection with t 'e accompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and i p i i Figure 1 is a side elevation of a door'hook or latch constructedin accordance with this invention, the same being shown in operative position on the doors, v

Figure 2 is a top plan' view thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken centrally through-the device.

Referring to the drawings in' detail the reference character 1 designates a tubular casing having an integral end closure', 2 pro-4 vided'with a longitudinally extending open- Aing 3 for the reception of the shank of a swiveled eyebolt4 having the reataining head 5 on its inner end. l

The swiveled eye 4 has connected therewith a loop `6 which is pivotally connected in the rectangular metallic plate7 which in turn is secured on the door 8.

' The forward end of the casing 1 is open, as clearly'seen in Figure and isexternally threaded for the reception ofa closure cap V- 9. The cap 9 'is provided with a longitudi-t nally extending opening therethrough for jthe bore of the casing 1 and isprovided at its inner` end, with an enlarged head 12. lA relation, althoughit is to-be understood that' to prevent said doors from being opened.'

'thehook 11 for the purpose of. retaining said hook4 l1 in its retracted position in the 'a door hook constructed in `this invention will be readily understood.

Vthe passage -of the shank portion 10-of ahook 11.

`The shank 10 extends' longitudinally into compressible coilspring 13 encircles` the enclosed' portion of theshank .10 andhas-'its opposite end engaged against the head 12- and the inner vwall of thecap9.

The hook 11 is adapted for engagement ,60 in the eyebolt 14-lwhichlis anchored in the4 door 15 and the 4doors are thus resiliently held in their closed position, as will be (apparent. When so connected together, the dors willbe prevented from moving away from eachother by 1g'avity due to unevenness in supprtingrtr-ac therefor or from any other causel but sa e may be easily unlatched from the opposite side of' said doors -by a person wishing to pass therethrough by simply forcing the doors apart against thev tenslon of the coil springl and inserting the vhand or a suitable'implement'therebetween and disengaging the hook 11' from thev eye 14.

The casing 1 is provided," intermediate its 5, ends, with a vertically extending perforated ear 16 h ving ahorizontally disposed hook .117 pivota ly connected thereto andjadapted' to engage 1n an eye 18 on the bent portion of casingl. i

ln this wayl a means is provided for rigidly securing the doors in'v closed position when it is desired to prevent -entrance therethrough lfrom the-othery side, It will be readil apparent that the hook 17 will pre-v vent t e hook 11 from being extended in the housing 13,

It is to be understood of course that a single sliding door may be secured by this device in an equally satisfactory ymanner and in lthis case the eyebblt llrwould be secured fat a suitable place in the relatively sta-l tionary door frame, as will be understood.

It is'believed that the many advantages of accordance .with

and although "the'preferred embodiment o the invention is as illustratedand described, l

itis toI be understood that chang-es in the iirst named hook for the reception of the details of construction may be had w will fall Within the as claimed. v

Having thus described mylinvention, what Iclaim as new is:

l. A. door hook of the character described comprising a tubular casing, means for con-fv necting said. casing toa door, an extensible hook slidably mounted in said casing and extending forwardly therefrom, resilient scope of the invention means for normally retaining the hook in retracted position in the casing, and means mounted on said casing and engageablewith the hook for positively retaining said' hook in its retracted position. A v 2; A door hook of the character described comprising a tubular casing, means for mounting said caslng on a support, anextensible hookmounted for -longitudinal movement onthe casing, an expansible coil spring mounted in the casing and 4normallyl retaining the extensible hook in its retracted position in. the casing,v an e e mounted on the hook, and .a second hoo pivotally an-' chored to the casing for engagement in the eye'for positively retaining the first named hook in retracted position in said casin 3. A door hook of the character. descri ed comprising an elongated tubular casing, means' for pivotallymounting said casing on a support, a forwardly pro ecting extensible hook slidably munted or longitudi- Ppositively retaining said' first in its retracted position.

nal movement in theeasing, said lhook having an elongated shank protruding-'into' the bore of the casing, ahead'on the inner endof 'the shank, a coil spring encircling the shank and having one end in engagef ment'with the head andits opposite end in engagement with lthe casing-for resiliently `retaining the extensible hook in retractedposition in said casing,- an upstanding perl' orated ear mounted on the casing, a hook pivotal'ly connected tosaid ear, and-an e e on therforwar'dly extending hook or t e reception, of the second named hook for named hook 4. A door hook of thecharacter described Y comprising an'elongated tubular easing open at onelend', said'o en end'being exteriorly threaded, means or pivotally.. connecting saidi casing-v to a support, a closure cap threaded on 'the open' end of the casinla 5'Y longitudinally `extensible hook slida mountedinA the closure cap and extendin into thecasing, ahead on the Amnerpend o the hook, a compressible .coil sprin'gencircling' the enclosed portion ofthe hook and having one end in engagement with the head and t closure 'cap, a laterally projecting erforated ear. mounted on the casing,` a hoo pivn otally` connected in said ear, and an eye rig idly mounted on the forward portion of the l e other end in engagement With-the m si ature.

g ER 'loA In testimony whereof I aiiix .CLARENCE C. CR 

